Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in United States of America
United States of America: Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment was 23.75 million in 2026. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in United States of America, 1960–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 23.75 million for economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in 2026. That is the highest value across all 67 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in United States of America peaked at 23.75 million in 2026 and was at its lowest, 8.46 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.46 million | — |
| 1961 | 8.71 million | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 9.01 million | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 9.34 million | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 9.71 million | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 10.19 million | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 10.91 million | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 11.53 million | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 11.98 million | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 12.33 million | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 12.69 million | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 13.01 million | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 13.47 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 13.86 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 14.30 million | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 14.82 million | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 15.00 million | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 15.26 million | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 15.81 million | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 16.07 million | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 16.38 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 16.18 million | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 15.98 million | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 16.01 million | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 16.16 million | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 16.53 million | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 16.84 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 17.16 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 17.54 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 17.93 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 18.41 million | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 18.55 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 18.79 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 18.99 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 19.27 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 19.43 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 19.53 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 19.66 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.91 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 20.31 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 20.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 21.12 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 21.51 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 21.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 21.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 21.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 21.98 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 22.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 22.50 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 22.55 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 22.49 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.09 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 21.92 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 21.85 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 21.88 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.03 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 22.23 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.35 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 22.45 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 21.98 million | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 21.97 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 22.19 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 22.79 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 23.38 million | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 23.62 million | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 23.75 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.22 million | 8.46 million | 12.33 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.43 million | 12.69 million | 16.07 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.67 million | 15.98 million | 17.93 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.29 million | 18.41 million | 20.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.77 million | 20.79 million | 22.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.19 million | 21.85 million | 22.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.81 million | 21.97 million | 23.75 million | 7 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 711.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 11,741 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1363 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in United States of America?
- Economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in United States of America was 23.75 million in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 117 — general government employment recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 23.75 million in 2026.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 117 — general government employment recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.46 million in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for economic outlook no 117 — general government employment?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2026.
- Is economic outlook no 117 — general government employment rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP